Professional Diploma in Interior Design at Design Academy

Design Academy offers Professional Diploma in Interior Design as a 1-year diploma degree. The total fee on record is ₹1 lakh, which works out to about ₹1 lakh a year.

Expect to spend most of your time on design thinking, drawing, materials and digital tools, built around a portfolio of studio projects.

Design Academy is a private institute. This page brings together what is on record for this course at Design Academy — fees, seats, eligibility, the admission route and placements — so you can judge it before you apply.

Most Diploma programmes follow a similar pattern: the first year builds the foundations, the middle years go deep into the subject, and the final year is given over to electives, a major project and usually an internship.

Here that means design thinking, drawing, materials and digital tools, built around a portfolio of studio projects. Typical first jobs: designer roles in product, fashion, communication or UX.

The exact syllabus is set by the college or its affiliating university and changes from year to year, so ask Design Academy for the current semester-wise plan.

The fee figures on record for this course are below. Fees are for the whole course unless marked otherwise.

Colleges revise fees most years, and hostel, transport and exam charges are often billed separately. Confirm the current figure with Design Academy before you pay anything.

To get into Professional Diploma in Interior Design, you usually need Class 12 in any stream. The minimum marks on record at Design Academy are: X: 40.0, XII: 0.0, Graduation: 0.0.

Admission to this kind of course is usually through UCEED, NID DAT and NIFT. Reserved-category candidates generally get a relaxation in the minimum marks. Check Design Academy's prospectus for the exact cut-off this year.

In most years, admission follows these steps:

1. Check that you meet the eligibility above and register for the entrance exam in time.
2. Take UCEED, NID DAT and NIFT and keep your scorecard.
3. Apply to Design Academy or through the enquiry form on this page, and take part in counselling if a state or central body runs it.
4. Once you are offered a seat, verify your documents (marksheets, ID, category certificate if any) and pay the admission fee to confirm it.

Design Academy runs 3 Diploma specialisations in all. If this one is not quite right, compare it with:

• Professional Diploma in Fashion Designing
• Advance Diploma in Interior Design

Ask yourself — and the college — these questions first:

• Are you genuinely interested in design thinking? You will spend 1 year on it.
• Can you manage ₹1 lakh over the course, plus hostel and living costs? Ask about scholarships and education loans.
• What do recent graduates of this course actually go on to do?
• How does Design Academy compare with other colleges offering Diploma?